A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori tribal representatives started doing a traditional Haka dance. Verdict: False The Māori’s delayed the bill’s first reading,

In the video, Clarke is seen leading a powerful traditional dance called Maori haka. Along with Clarke, other members of the Parliament have also joined. The Māori dance was a protest against a bill that aimed to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi.

Parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after Maori members performed a haka — a traditional ceremonial group dance — to disrupt the vote on a controversial bill.